chiba

Summers here

2011-05-01T07:28:00.000-07:00

I love this song when it kicks in.

You can see where rod stewart stole it

II love Issue 8 out now

2011-03-02T14:04:00.000-08:00

with an interview with yours truly,
and an exclusive paper toy,
the elephant bboy.

you can download the issue here:
http://www.yebomaycu.com/

the 25th of january is paper monsterday

2011-01-24T14:36:00.000-08:00

the book curated by brian castelforte featuring a collection of paper monsters
designed by some of the top papertoy creators worldwide, and me :)

buy the book from brians amazon store here: AMAZON

check out other Paper Monster links by the publisher (Workman Publishing) here:

Find out which monster you are by taking our Papertoy Monster Quiz
The Valentine's Day Papertoy Monster ready for download, printing, and assembly
The Papertoy Tumblr

happy christmas

2010-11-30T13:24:00.000-08:00

merry christmas one and all,
you can download two versions
of the robin here:

version1

version2

Make your christmas list

2010-11-30T13:17:00.000-08:00

a friend of mine has a website,
where you can make a list of presents you would like,
or get other people to make lists of presents they would like.
you then share your list with family and friends,
and bingo, no more socks for christmas.
unless you list them.

check it out at http://presentwise.co.uk/

you can also make birthday, wedding, christening, anything lists.

roadkill angel now aavailable

2010-11-14T05:56:00.000-08:00

the roadkill angel is now available exclusively with IILOVE issue 7
if you want it you can get it here:

http://www.yebomaycu.com/2.LOVE/IILOVE_07.pdf

new Nice Paper Toys logo (nice little animation)

2010-09-29T02:20:00.000-07:00

by Brian castleforte

little chewie

2010-09-24T06:22:00.000-07:00

i just got a new toy

2010-08-22T04:14:00.000-07:00

I finally succumbed and got an iphone 4,
not a big apple fan, (apple itself seems a quite arrogant corporation).
But the i phone is the slickest touch screen phone i've tried,
and the killer thing about it is the app store.

And the main reason i got the phone was for the "hipstamatic" camera app
I love it, emulates old and toy cameras, makes even the most
banaal photo seem interesting and pretentious.(see attached image.)

anyway i've got a tumblr blog where i'll be posting my arty
and pretentious photos, here:

www.jonnychiba1.tumblr.com

just come across these dope mixes

2010-07-10T09:19:00.000-07:00

http://soundcloud.com/kraftykuts/tracks

all can be downloaded from soundcloud.

heres one of his best.

Krafty Kuts - Mixmag Instant Party Covermount Mix by Kraftykuts

lollyzombie

2010-07-06T03:53:00.001-07:00

i was thinking about printing this as a t-shirt

2010-05-04T07:57:00.001-07:00

Its a Tribute to this, Probably the greatest backpack ever made.

I must Possess one....

works in progress

2010-05-03T05:19:00.000-07:00

some stuff i've been meaning to post for a while,
some just need the templates sorting out,
others need totally finishing off.

star wars trooper shooter

2010-02-01T14:32:00.000-08:00

Well here it is way to late for christmas,
maybe yer missus, or mister would appreciate it
for valentines day.

there are three troopers on one sheet,

and the blaster on the other,
(please note the blaster will
need strengthening with cardboard)

Also please note: I will not be held responsible
if you take your own or somebody elses eye out with
an elastic band.

get it here: mediafire

tunnel ratz

2010-02-01T14:30:00.001-08:00

I think tunnel ratz were a late eighties graff crew from sheffield.
cool name.

you can find the rat here: mediafire

pub elvis

2010-02-01T14:25:00.000-08:00

After a few drinks everyone thinks they can sing,
this is dedicated to them.

took a leaf out of harlan's book,
and printed some blank templates,
and just doodled on them.
scanned them into photoshop and coloured them.

here he is if you want him: mediafire

first custom of the sharkgator

2010-01-15T02:31:00.000-08:00

think scotts done a cracking job on this one,
you can download it from pepakura: www.pepakura.net.

check out scotts blog here for other originals and customs:

Scott Schaller's Blog

more and more people are using paper

2010-01-05T05:57:00.000-08:00

just seen these, nice little idea.

via

forget call of duty

2009-12-15T08:22:00.000-08:00

a real first person shooter :) ,
coming soon.

just tracing over a found picture

2009-12-03T09:29:00.000-08:00

happy christmas one and all

2009-11-30T12:07:00.001-08:00

3 different colourways to collect
2 available from this site
heres the link for 2 of the cards: mediafire

for the third colourway head over to paperkraft.net

available from the 1st of december

quick 3d model

2009-11-30T02:46:00.000-08:00

built in 3ds max.

Reading Rocks

2009-11-28T13:58:00.000-08:00

a bookmark!
what more can i say,
if you want it,
get it here: mediafire

reading does rock though

halfsharkaligatorhalfman

2009-11-24T03:35:00.000-08:00

i've also included the blank template for this model,
in .ai .psd .jpg format,
If you customise it, you gotta release it yourself,
(for free)
just give me credit for the model, and let me
know what you've done with it.

happy colouring.

jon

heres the link : mediafire

coming around december the first

2009-11-19T07:11:00.001-08:00

my new favourite toy

2009-11-05T12:17:00.001-08:00

great fun just play around with it...

100000 hits

2009-10-28T16:42:00.000-07:00

its taken 3 years
and to celebrate, heres a colour in geisha model

just click on the image for the ful size version

halloween / day of the dead

2009-10-20T13:34:00.000-07:00

a simple to make skull decoration,
can be used for halloween, then left in
place for the mexican day of the dead.

hopefully i'll get a few printed up and string them
on some old christmas lights as halloween decos.

get me here : mediafire

tunnel rats WIP

2009-10-12T13:41:00.000-07:00

on the wheels of steel...

2009-10-09T12:52:00.000-07:00

Get me here: Mediafire

chiba tatebanko

2009-10-05T13:26:00.001-07:00

"Tatebanko is a forgotten Japanese art of creating amazing dioramas
and scenic perspective from paper.
Tatebanko was popular and widely admired from the Edo period
( 17th century ) to the early 20th century.
Then it all but disappeared." www.tatebanko.com

download my version here: mediafire

flying eyeball

2009-09-30T09:14:00.001-07:00

poledancer

2009-09-30T09:13:00.000-07:00

illustration removed

maybe too risque for a paper blog.

sorry if anyone was offended.

rockcat

2009-09-30T09:12:00.000-07:00

Coming soon.

2009-09-22T07:56:00.000-07:00

2009-09-22T07:55:00.001-07:00

Krylon Cthulu

2009-08-10T14:20:00.001-07:00

The virus that infects me...

Even though i haven't been an
active writer for a good few years,
the graffiti virus still lingers in
my bloodstream, and informs
nearly all art i do.

get infected here:

Mediafire

2009-08-05T13:08:00.000-07:00

Eliminator...
The first game i worked on.
Made for the ps one,
think it was released in 97 or 98

I think this was the first thing i
built that actually went into the game.

oh those happy days of low poly modelling.

anyway here's a paper version of the ship.

Mediafire

8bit subway scene

2009-07-31T11:52:00.000-07:00

a simple push together subway scene,
i was trying to get an "eight bit" feel to it
but the pixels are an arse to cut out.

if you want it, get it here:

mediafire

Headnoddaz twins

2009-07-31T11:43:00.001-07:00

two characters in this pack, there were going to be more,
but i moved on to other things.

The simple designed heads are based on an illustration i found
by "yes studio"

if you want to see that image its somewhere on my tumblr image pages:

http://jonnychiba.tumblr.com/

you may have to go back a few pages.

and heres the download link:

Mediafire

sorry, but full colour backgrounds on these,
if you don't like it,
tough.

the simple things in life

2009-07-23T13:08:00.000-07:00

available here:

mediafire

twice the trouble

2009-07-17T16:10:00.001-07:00

beware the siamese ninjas

link: mediafire

chiba chiba y'all

2009-07-17T03:09:00.001-07:00

ny fat

2009-07-10T15:11:00.000-07:00

a simple cap character,
based on a ny fatcap.
feel free to customise or whatever

download : mediafire

matchbox ninjas

2009-07-08T12:50:00.001-07:00

handy little ninjas to carry around in your
pocket in case you need backup.

simply slide up the box and your ninja is ready to go,
slide the box shut, to calm him down and send him into
a zen like state of peacefulness,

link : mediafire

Important Notice
Ninjas can Kill

something different

2009-07-07T12:47:00.001-07:00

i wouldn't ordinarily upload music, but this mix
takes me back, i used to listen to it all the time around 93.
i 've looked all over the interweb for it, and couldn't
find it anywhere, so i ripped it myself.
(from a tape so its got that lovely warm cassette sound :)

i know judge jules is a bit of trancer now, but this is
a downright funky blend of house and disco

i recomend you give this a try.

link: judge_jules_journeys_by_dj

desktop dog

2009-07-06T13:13:00.001-07:00

something i've had sitting around for a year or so.
finally decided i like it, so here it is.

download: mediafire

something else for me to fail miserably to keep up to date

2009-07-05T13:31:00.000-07:00

i've registered a "tumblr" account with the intention of posting up pics
and other things i find from around the interweb.

http://jonnychiba.tumblr.com/

mainly things i find inspirational, or whatever i'm into that week.
so if you wanna see what makes me tick , or you want inspiring yourself check it out.

like i say though, i'll probably fail miserably at keeping it up to date :)

nb. for some reason tumblr isn't linking to where i find the images,
and i don't intend to do any writing on it,
so if any of your work is up there and you want it taking
down because i'm not giving credit to you, (its not intentional),
get in touch and i'll remove any images

808 BOB

2009-07-05T13:26:00.000-07:00

well finally i've got round to posting some new stuff,
heres the first, 808 BOB.

get him here: mediafire

i've got a load of new stuff ready to post up,
so keep checking out over the next week or so.

mr chiba

some new stuff i've been working on

2009-04-27T13:56:00.001-07:00

from left to right: krylon cthulu, simple things, 808 BoB, Siamese ninja, and bboy thing.

from left to right: graffiti, matchbox ninjas, sneaker ninja, and the twins

when i get better pics i'll post them up.

nothing says "i love you" like a ninja

2009-02-13T06:13:00.000-08:00

say it with "ninjas"

link: mediafire

WELL WORTH A LOOK

2008-12-07T11:16:00.000-08:00

Get your own - Open publication

Mr madhawkins slide show for his book project

2008-10-15T13:37:00.000-07:00

Urban Paper the Movie from Studio N8 on Vimeo.

some of my stuff is in the mix there.

and looking at the quality of the other work

on show i'll have to raise my game.

heres some stuff i had lying around

2008-09-02T13:13:00.000-07:00

i thought the best thing to do was to just post em,

all pdf files are in one .rar file, enjoy them...

...if you like this sort of thing.

click here to download: mediafire

sorry no photos of these made up, my pcs been down for a while,

and i'm just catching up.

SOME REAL HIP HOP MIXES

2008-05-22T15:19:00.000-07:00

check out the man sloppy white's mixes.
real golden era hip hop just as it was turning into rap.

http://www.sloppywhite.com/

he's made 3 of his mixes available for download.
loaded with classics.
to sum em up in one word

"DOPE"

must post more often

2008-02-06T15:21:00.002-08:00

well here's the geisha model,
and here's a few notes for her construction,

1. assemble body first
2.slot arms in
3. the head, interlocks with
itself at the back, then slide it
in above the arms.
4. no glue required
(thought i'd change my style a bit)

it is fairly simple, maybe one day i'll get
around to doing instruction sheets as well.

jon

oh and here's the link: mediafire

A link to keep you busy till my next post

2008-02-06T15:21:00.001-08:00

check out

http://www.foundtracks.com/

a monthly mix tape of the best music they've found on the interweb
in the past month, (not sure how they stand legally)
but this is a great way for artists to get their music across.

there's always a couple of good tracks on each month,
an they seem to cover all musical bases.

COMING SOON

2008-02-06T15:21:00.000-08:00

no glue required,
i'll post it up when i get it photographed,
with a full high-res pdf version.
(hopefully sometime next week)

Chrimbo box

2007-12-10T13:16:00.005-08:00

a perfectly balanced hanging decoration for your tree,
or to stand on your desk.

download: Mediafire

Dark Christmas

2007-12-10T13:16:00.004-08:00

for those of you who don't feel so festive
at this time of year.

Ha Bumhug

download: Mediafire

the bokzomby

2007-12-10T13:16:00.003-08:00

back from the dead, with a cardboard head.

download: Mediafire

Derek the toast ninja

2007-12-10T13:16:00.002-08:00

sneakin around with his cup of tea and deadly toast shurikens.
you know who you are :)

download: Mediafire

headnoddaz

2007-10-08T06:34:00.001-07:00

coming 12th October 07
(probably wasn't worth the wait ;)

http://headnoddaz.blogspot.com/

Home Making is Killing Vinyl

2007-10-08T06:34:00.000-07:00

Any one of a certain age, may remember old vinyl lp's used to have a logo on the back
"Home taping is killing vinyl"

just thought i'd do a model playing around with that, and sticking two fingers up to the elitist, vinyl toy collecting scene. (you know they look down their noses at this sort of thing).

download the .pdf here :>> Yeti <<

New Model Football Crazies

2007-09-13T04:06:00.000-07:00

A new model available as 'Newcastle United'
or as a blank so you can make your own team.
File download includes:
Blank Psd, Ai, and Pdf file,
also example Newcastle Strip.

If you make your own team (the more obscure the better)
send a copy to me (details in download)
and i'll compile a Pdf magazine type thing of them all.

download from mediafire

or see permanent links to the right.

Coming Soon All New HEADNODDAz

2007-08-14T12:53:00.002-07:00

HEADNODDAz No2 (the remix)

2007-08-14T12:53:00.001-07:00

all new "soundsystem" edition.
this is the last of these old style HEADNODDAz.
stay tuned for the all new simplified version,
and i might even get around to making a mini site for them.

so if anybody wants to donate some server space get in touch :)

new speakerdog series 3 out

2007-08-14T12:53:00.000-07:00

visit:
www.bentheillustrator.com/speakerdog.html
to view mine and the other designs,
and if you like them download them and build them.
simple as that.

enjoy speakerdog

Afrikan Boy Lidl

2007-07-24T13:22:00.001-07:00

this song is pure genius.

you will be humming shoplift in lidl all day long after hearing it.

this fella also guests on M.I.A's new album "kala",

good but not as good as shoplifting in lidl.

2 Graffiti fonts Free for non-commercial use

2007-07-19T05:06:00.001-07:00

fresh as morning dew,

hot off my pc today, "soundbwoy" the font.

(i would say there's a definite influence of ESPO in there,

whether we admit it or not we are all influenced by something)

soundbwoy

2nd up an older font (only by a few months) is

a font for the "aging bboy" (TM Fatlace magazine :)

a simple old school dub style font.

Disclaimer: Graffiti takes skill, and an eye for balancing letters,

these fonts are not spaced properly, you will have to use your photoshop

skills to lay them out to get results!

NB. The Soundbwoy font has arrows, bubbles and hearts as numbers.

...still got it after all these years. R.O.T crew Rusty Old Timers

2007-07-05T15:17:00.001-07:00

a mural myself and one of my boys from back in the day,

painted in my daughters play area, about a year ago.

first time i'd picked up a can seriously in about 10 years.

(if you don't count drunken tagging).

that montana paint is some serious shit, i'd been used to using car paint,

but this montana black is great.

I recently did a project at a youth club teaching them graff, (i know crazy,

call the daily mail). The paint we had there was the montana gold brand,

using that paint anyone can be a writer, you gotta go out of your way to

get drips.

Writers today got it lucky.

My Ipod Weighs a Ton

2007-07-05T15:17:00.000-07:00

back in the day...

mixtape central

2007-06-29T14:45:00.003-07:00

check out masscorporation

for a hip hop education

more mixtapes than u can shake a stick at.

also worth checking

The Rub (brooklyn radio)

i was really into entourage when i made this one

2007-06-29T14:45:00.002-07:00

viking quest edition

pixel kicks

2007-06-29T14:45:00.001-07:00

2007-06-12T16:08:00.001-07:00

this is probably one of my favourite models,

looks quite complex, but it isn't.

seems to be a slight obsession with boomboxes

2007-06-12T16:08:00.000-07:00

one of my earlier models, based around the pixel ninja body

luckyu.co.uk

2007-05-12T03:57:00.001-07:00

image i made for a friend who is starting a new website.

this was going to be for promotional use.

also the first time i'd really used illustrator.

new train

2007-05-12T03:57:00.000-07:00

trying out a new graffiti font I made
(first attempt at this) using font creator.

called it "mildstyle"

stuck for a birthday card?

2007-02-01T15:16:00.001-08:00

just send em one of these.
no glueing required, just some cutting skillz.

fantastic resource for illustration

2007-02-01T15:16:00.000-08:00

visit

www.pdf-mags.com

for links to online illustration magazines,
most available as downloadable pdfs.

some graffiti magazines as well.

enjoy

super bag boy

2006-11-13T12:29:00.002-08:00

bag boy, i was gonna call him baghead,

but here in liverpool, that means a smackhead....

another shorter cuter subway train

2006-11-13T12:29:00.001-08:00

all ready to be defaced

FATBOOTYBAWLAHOLICS

2006-11-13T12:29:00.000-08:00

if i ever made music this would be my name.
in fact i might create a fake myspace site,
and post some dodgy simple techno tracks up.

anyone recognize this building?

2006-10-10T12:28:00.000-07:00

only part finishedjust testing myself doing some higher poly,
and higher res textures than i'm used to.

A few sites that inspire me

2006-10-09T15:38:00.000-07:00

for some fantastic mixtapes, eclectic music visit:

http://www.b00mb0x.org/

for updates on whats new in the vinyl figure world:

http://www.vinylpulse.com/
http://www.vinylabuse.com/

japanese program specifically for making paper models from obj files:
http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/

for getting your hands on evaluationv versions (wink, wink) of software and anything that takes their fancy:
http://www.supa-warez.blogspot.com/

all well worth checking out on a regular basis.
so what you still doing at my blog...

A Cardboard Writer

2006-10-09T15:31:00.000-07:00

An idea i had, not sure if the execution was as succesful as i wanted,
inspired by the vinyl toys you can get.
sorry there's no instructions, but i try to keep these as simple as possible
(only two or three pieces per model).
i'm sure most people can work out what to stick where :)

I always wanted a subway train set

2006-10-09T15:23:00.000-07:00

there's something magical about those old new york subway cars,

and since I couldn't find any models, I made my own.

(an old model I keep meaning to make a higher res version, just not enough hours in the day)

Just add your name along the side,

throw-up

panel piece

top to bottom window down

or if you feel lucky

a whole train top-to-bottomgo on, you know you want to

dripping clouds

2006-09-26T13:37:00.000-07:00

cardboard model

2006-09-22T17:00:00.000-07:00

A card model I produced sometime last year.
I've tried to keep it as simple as possible,
as I have fat western fingers.
The intricacy of some of the Japanese and South Korean
models is just amazing.

Stay tuned for more card models and other snippets of my artwork.

logo

2006-09-22T16:30:00.000-07:00

front page for my as yet none existant website

2006-09-22T16:21:00.000-07:00

A blog inspired by...

2006-06-19T13:44:00.000-07:00

random stuff as it comes into my mind